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GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation

February 7, 2007 New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison. TAGS: Internet provider, legislation, Bush Administration, Rep., agenda, Colorado, telecommunications, Republican, law, bill, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Europe passes tough new data retention laws

December 14, 2005 Despite privacy and industry concerns, data will be kept on every e-mail sent and phone call made for as long as two years. TAGS: directive, telecommunications, Europe, law, London, U.K., Internet Service Provider, e-mail

Democrats to push new Net sex-predator laws

August 3, 2007 House leaders are planning a fresh look at laws aimed at keeping offenders off social-networking sites and heightening child-porn penalties. TAGS: Democrat, Internet service, proposal, service provider, law, bill, MySpace, Internet Service Provider, leader, database, IM

What would Joe Consumer say?

August 19, 2005 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that the FCC is guilty of kowtowing to corporate interests--and that you're going to pay for it. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Internet Service Provider, service provider, EarthLink Inc., law, Internet service, cable company, AT&T Corp., DSL, broadband

Why ISPs can breathe easier after a porno decision

January 24, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says a Texas federal judge's decision means a major victory for Internet providers. TAGS: immunity, federal judge, Internet Service Provider, plaintiff, Communications Decency Act, law, Texas, service provider, Internet service, decision, history

Congress may make ISPs snoop on you

May 16, 2006 Proposed law targets bloggers, search engines, and Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography. TAGS: data mining, legislation, Republican, Bush Administration, law, proposal, Internet Service Provider, service provider, spokesman, search engine

The erosion of anonymous Internet speech

January 25, 2006 Attorney Eric Sinrod warns against the unintended consequences of a new law designed to prevent telephone harassment. TAGS: identity, speech, law, harassment, telecommunications, First Amendment, freedom, person, Internet Service Provider

ACLU to challenge Utah porn-blocking law

June 9, 2005 Group will sue to overturn a state law that requires the attorney general to come up with an official list of naughty Web sites. TAGS: Utah, attorney general, law, content provider, service provider, Internet provider, lawsuit, Governor, Internet service, search engine, letter, Internet Service Provider

Government study: VoIP, video can be taxed

January 26, 2006 Federal auditors review the tax laws and say state and local governments have leeway to levy Net taxes. TAGS: tax, Ron Wyden, law, Internet service, VoIP, Sen., service provider, Virginia, Internet access, telecommunications company, telecommunications, fiber, Internet Service Provider, government, video

Your ISP as Net watchdog

June 16, 2005 Feds mull having Internet service providers retain records of their customers' online activities. TAGS: Internet service, service provider, terrorism, Internet Service Provider, proposal, log, police, record, Internet provider, billing, law, Europe, U.S., database, e-mail

Interpol: Give us tools to fight cybercrime

March 21, 2006 International police want to see new global legislation dealing with cybercrime; Microsoft also pushes for stronger laws. TAGS: cybercrime, phishing, legislation, framework, law, evidence, service provider, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp.

CNET Special Feature: Dark side of the Web

July 19, 1997 The Internet has proved to be a wellspring of news, resources, and information for business, academia, and community, but its wild and woolly side is still lurking in the virtual basement. TAGS: harassment, Communications Decency Act, law, Internet Service Provider

Police blotter: Mortgage 'spammers' sued by ISP

July 14, 2006 California Internet provider sues over mortgage spam, saying lenders violated Can-Spam Act, state laws. TAGS: mortgage company, Police Blotter, Quicken, spammer, CAN-SPAM Act, spamming, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, complaint, service provider, spam, e-mail server, damage, California, law, e-mail address

Wiretap laws face new static

October 10, 2007 A bill in the House focuses on the touchy issue of immunity for ISPs and phone companies that aid the feds in spying. TAGS: immunity, telecommunications, telecommunications company, NSA, lawsuit, law, bill, Bush Administration, AT&T Corp., Democrat, San Francisco, Internet Service Provider

Charting tactics in the war on spam

June 18, 2003 Christine Gregoire, attorney general from Microsoft's home state of Washington, has some advice for federal lawmakers cooking up spam laws: Don't stifle commerce, and let individuals have their day... TAGS: spammer, spam, attorney general, legislation, legislator, law, state, nation, anti-spam, e-commerce, Washington, advice, Internet Service Provider, solution, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

FBI Net-wiretapping rules face challenges

October 24, 2005 Rules demanding that Internet providers and universities rewire their networks for FBI surveillance are being challenged in federal court. TAGS: CALEA, Pulver.com, telecommunications, general counsel, Internet phone, regulation, court, service provider, rule, P2P, law, VoIP, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, broadband

Sidestepping the Net neutrality boondoggle

January 9, 2007 Policy analyst Randolph J. May warns that political miscalculations may tempt states to mandate the regulation of Internet services. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Michigan, broadband Internet provider, telephone company, law, cable company, broadband Internet, Internet service, satellite, state, broadband, Google Inc., Internet Service Provider, entry, video

Gonzales calls for mandatory Web labeling law

April 21, 2006 Attorney general says sexually explicit sites must be labeled or their operators risk jail time. TAGS: Bush Administration, Lycos Inc., operator, crime, Internet service, law, Democrat, service provider, president, search engine, Internet Service Provider, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Software firms want copyright law rewrite

January 7, 2005 Goal could incite a tussle with Internet service providers, which historically have been loath to act as online cops. TAGS: Intuit Inc., DMCA, copyright law, Internet service, attorney, law, service provider, software company, Internet Service Provider

Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies

May 16, 2007 Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads. TAGS: pharmacy, Patrick Leahy, federal law, regulation, drug, senator, legislation, doctor, attorney general, law, bill, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Internet service, U.S.